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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0193 ESA-2016-146: EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 24 January 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: EMC Avamar Data Store EMC Avamar Virtual Edition Publisher: EMC Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2016-8214 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- ESA-2016-146: EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability EMC Identifier: ESA-2016-146 CVE Identifier: CVE-2016-8214 Severity Rating: CVSSv3 Base Score: 6.7 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected products: - - EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1. Summary: EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1 contain a vulnerability that may allow malicious administrators to compromise Avamar servers. Details: Incorrect file ownership may allow a malicious administrative user to bypass some sudo command restrictions and execute commands as root, resulting in a privilege escalation vulnerability. Resolution: The following EMC Avamar releases contain a resolution to this vulnerability: - - Avamar Server Version 7.3.0 with Hotfix 268253 - - Avamar Server Version 7.3.1 with Hotfix 272363 EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. Link to remedies: To upgrade your EMC Avamar system, contact your account representative or EMC Remote Proactive Customer Support at https://support.emc.com and refer to this article number. Credits: EMC would like to thank Thorsten Tullmann from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, for reporting the issue described in this advisory. 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